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Mic. 7:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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τFeed
ra`ah (Hebrew #7462)
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
KJV usage: X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
thy people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
with thys rod
shebet (Hebrew #7626)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
KJV usage: X correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: shay'-bet
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off
, the flock
tso'n (Hebrew #6629)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
KJV usage: (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).
Pronounce: tsone
Origin: or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}
of thine heritage
nachalah (Hebrew #5159)
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
KJV usage: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare 5158.
Pronounce: nakh-al-aw'
Origin: from 5157 (in its usual sense)
, which dwell
shakan (Hebrew #7931)
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Pronounce: shaw-kan'
Origin: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to 7901 through the idea of lodging; compare 5531, 7925)
solitarily
badad (Hebrew #910)
separate; adverb, separately
KJV usage: alone, desolate, only, solitary.
Pronounce: baw-dawd'
Origin: from 909
in the wood
ya`ar (Hebrew #3293)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
KJV usage: (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
Pronounce: yah'-ar
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure
, in the midst
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
of Carmel
Karmel (Hebrew #3760)
Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
KJV usage: Carmel, fruitful (plentiful) field, (place).
Pronounce: kar-mel'
Origin: the same as 3759
: let them feed
ra`ah (Hebrew #7462)
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
KJV usage: X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
in Bashan
Bashan (Hebrew #1316)
Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan
KJV usage: Bashan.
Pronounce: baw-shawn'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
and Gilead
Gil`ad (Hebrew #1568)
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Gilead, Gileadite.
Pronounce: ghil-awd'
Origin: probably from 1567
, as in the days
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
of old
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
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or, rule.
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Psa. 23:4• 4Yea when I shall walk through the valley of the shadow of death,{HR}I will fear no evil, for thou [art] with me;{HR}Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psa. 23:4)

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Bashan,
Carmel,
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Gilead,
Rod,
Wood

Cross References

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Mic. 5:4• 4He shall stand and feed in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God; and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. (Mic. 5:4)
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Mic. 5•  (Mic. 5)
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Psa. 23:1‑4• 1A Psalm of David.{HR}Jehovah [is] my shepherd;{HR}I shall not want.
 2In pastures of tender grass he causeth me to lie down,{HR}He leadeth me by the waters of rest.
 3He restoreth my soul;{HR}He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
 4Yea when I shall walk through the valley of the shadow of death,{HR}I will fear no evil, for thou [art] with me;{HR}Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psa. 23:1‑4)
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Psa. 28:9• 9Save thy people and bless thine inheritance,{HR}And feed them and lift them up forever. (Psa. 28:9)
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Psa. 95:7• 7For he [is] our God{HR}And we people of his pasture and sheep of his hand.{HR}Today if ye hear his voice, (Psa. 95:7)
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Psa. 100:3• 3Know that Jehovah he [is] God;{HR}He made us, and not we, (Psa. 100:3)
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Isa. 40:11• 11He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck. (Isa. 40:11)
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Isa. 49:10• 10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them. (Isa. 49:10)
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Matt. 2:6• 6And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel. (Matt. 2:6)
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Matt. 2•  (Matt. 2)
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John 10:27‑30• 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;
 28and I give them life eternal, and they shall in no wise ever perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.
 29My Father who hath given me [them] is greater than all; and no one is able to seize out of the hand of my Father.
 30I and the Father are one. (John 10:27‑30)
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Ex. 33:16• 16And how shall it be known then that I have found grace in thine eyes—I and thy people? Is it not by thy going with us? so shall we be distinguished, I and thy people, from every people that is on the face of the earth. (Ex. 33:16)
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Num. 23:9• 9For from the top of the rocks I see him,{HR}And from the hills I behold him:{HR}Lo, the people shall dwell alone,{HR}And shall not be reckoned among the nations. (Num. 23:9)
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Deut. 33:28• 28Israel dwelleth in safety,{HR}The fountain of Jacob on a land of corn and new wine;{HR}His heavens also drop down dew. (Deut. 33:28)
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John 17:16• 16Of the world they are not, as I am not of the world. (John 17:16)
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Isa. 35:2• 2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Jehovah, and the excellency of our God. (Isa. 35:2)
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Isa. 37:24• 24By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the recesses of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars, its choice cypresses: and I will enter into the height of its border, the forest of its fruitful field. (Isa. 37:24)
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Isa. 65:10• 10And the Sharon shall be for a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a couching-place of herds, for my people that have sought me. (Isa. 65:10)
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Jer. 50:19‑20• 19And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on mount Ephraim and Gilead.
 20In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. (Jer. 50:19‑20)
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Ezek. 34:13‑14• 13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
 14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. (Ezek. 34:13‑14)
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Zeph. 3:13• 13The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid. (Zeph. 3:13)
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Psa. 77:5‑11• 5I consider the days of old,{HR}The years of ancient times.
 6I call to remembrance my song in the night;{HR}I commune with mine own heart,{HR}And my spirit maketh diligent search.
 7Will the Lord cast off forever?{HR}And will he be favourable no more?
 8Hath his mercy failed forever?{HR}Hath the word come to an end from generation to generation?
 9Hath God forgotten to be gracious?{HR}Or hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
 10And I said, This [is] mine infirmity:{HR}The years of the right hand of the Most High.
 11The deeds of Jah I will remember;{HR}For I will remember thy wonders of old. (Psa. 77:5‑11)
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Psa. 143:5• 5I remembered days of old;{HR}I meditated on all thy doings;{HR}On the work of thy hands I mused. (Psa. 143:5)
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Lam. 1:7• 7Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries{HR}All her pleasant things that she had in the days of old,{HR}When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her:{HR}The adversaries saw her, and did mock at her Sabbaths. (Lam. 1:7)
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Lam. 5:21• 21Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. (Lam. 5:21)
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Amos 9:11• 11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: (Amos 9:11)
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Mal. 3:4• 4Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in former years. (Mal. 3:4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, dwelling alone in the forestd, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

JND Translation Notes

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See Ezek. 34.25.

W. Kelly Translation

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Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine inheritance, dwelling alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)